HNC UE CVEARRH I aR MIO Sha

NeW

shat
4 in|

ENT ae LS
SARL DR eR nes
f aye es
had poe
¥

saNEAD
tl

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
MEMORANDUM
TO: 8. Kirk,
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., P, Eng.,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Early Approvais for 1985 Capital Budget -
Works and Services Committee, January 8th, 1984

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Engineer be authorized to proceed with the fol lowing items in
the 1985 Provisional Capital Budger:

(a) Intersection improvements for new bus routes in the amount of $12,000 out
of Revenue.

(b) Order for later delivery equipment to replace worn out vehiclas in the
existing fleet at a tota|] cot of $159,000 to come out of the Equipment
Reserve,

Order the relocation of B.C. Hydro, Telaphone, Cablevision poles and an
underground vault jn preparation for the reconstruction of the two
remaining blocks of Oxford Street between Pralrie and Westminster Avenues
at a cost of $28,000 to be split between Genera] Revenue and the Dept. of
Highways under the Revenue Sharing Program.

BARKGROUND AND COMMENTS;

The norma] budget approval! process which ands in May lgaves us little
time for soma of the projects and early approval is alwavs important, However,
tnis year we have tnrea specific situations which require early approval by Counci|
in order for us to do an effective job,

Tne ‘implamantation of new bus routas is to taka place in March of 1985,
These new routes involve certain intersections wnich at Tne prasent time are
unacceptable for buses. The raquired improvements include the extension of
culverts as several intersections and the relocation of a Hydro pole. The
intersections involved are Woodland at Westwood, Coast Meridian and Greenmount, and
Wellington at Patricia. Uniess we get early approval for these wa would nat be
able to have the work done Prior to the implementation of the new bus routas,

The attached sheet Showing Equipment out of Reserve lists the vehicles
wnich are required to be replaced in 1985. There is an urgency for the replacement
of most of these. We do not have a working flail mower at this time and will not
be able to carry out our spring program unless we are able to order immediately. A
new yarbage packer takes 8 to 10 months to purchase and therefore needs To be
purchased early. The Vector Control Officer's vehicla fs unusabls now due to

mechanical condition and We Wilt need to rent until his unit fs replaced. The Pao}

30